Very kinky article in Psychology Today about conservatives and porn. Utah with 5.47 subscribers per 1,000 leads the nation in consumption of pornography. I guess all that porn isn't helping them with their depression problem.
Utah's top ranking surprises many. One can think of many adjectives to describe the state: religious, conservative, family-oriented, outdoorsy, clean-living, but few would have guessed top-pornography-consuming. Many would find it easier to attribute such interests to western neighbor Nevada, a center for gambling and prostitution. Ironically, Nevada doesn't even make it to the top ten.
To be fair, Mormonism is not the only uptight religion. I could have linked this article to a Catholic sex-scandal piece, because it also goes on to say,
Early Christian monks had to be careful to cover their knees when they sat down together. Never hold hands. Never lend a book. Never pull a thorn from another's foot. Never help him to oil his body.
... Or an article about Islamic fundamentalists. ...
Shepherds outside Baghdad had been killed by Islamic militants for failing to diaper their goats. This was felt to be too great a sexual temptation for local men. The militants also slaughtered some grocers because the arrangement of their vegetables was considered too provocative.The more devout they are, the more obsessed with sex? I just googled "religion and obsession with sex," and I got 259,000 hits.
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